Fall 2025 Internships
Sharon Lee (CGS’25, SAR’27)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert
With Dr. Hulbert, I will be researching bacteria along the Charles River Esplanade. After collecting the samples, I will study them over a period of time to see what kind of influence it has on the environment.
Fatumo Abdirahman(CGS’25, SAR’27)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert
Researching antibiotic resistant bacteria from Charles River samples.
Aurelmy Cabrera (CGS’25, SAR’27)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert
I am interested in working alongside Dr. Hulbert to study antibiotic resistance. Also analyzing human-microbe interactions and gene expression among bacteria.
Raphaela Cardenas (CGS’25, SAR’27)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert and Sandra Buerger
Researching antibiotic resistant bacteria from Charles River samples.
Sophia Sodhi(CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Emmanuel Rivera Rodriguez
We will be studying the behavior of flies.
Zachary Mishara (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Divya Menon
The project is centered on a book that focuses on understanding the melancholic nature of certain writers. I will assist in developing an annotated bibliography and will be analyzing the genealogy of melancholy from antiquity to modernity to help establish an overview of the term for the introduction. I will be reading works from Plato, Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Julia Kristeva, Wolf Lepenies, Max Pensky, Enzo Traverso, and others to help define what melancholia is.
Marianna Kalogeras (CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Donna Connor
I will be organizing and expanding the CGS Archive.
Sanaa McLean-Bischof (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Chun-Yi Sum
It will be focused on participant observation and interviews in Boston’s North End, to study and learn about the demographic change and gentrification within the neighborhood.
Marisa de la Villa (CGS’24, CAS’26)
Richard Samuel Deese
I will help Professor Deese with the research, writing, video making and translations (into Spanish) for the democracyonearth website.
Bastian Micolucci (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Andrew David
Geoeconomics and its strategic uses in foreign policy within the last 30 years. This would specifically show the effects and purposes of the US implementing geo-economic factors.
Martina Nacach Cowan Ros (CGS’24, COM’26, CAS’26)
Mentor: Michael Holm
Continue and go more in-depth with the research we have been doing on human rights.
Bethsaida Accino (CGS’25, CAS’28)
Mentor: Engelhard Humphrey
I will be researching Alvin Ailey and specifically how dance can be used as resistance/ protest. Specifically, I will research the negro spirituals presented in the play as well as their significance and tie that into the whole theme of music as a way of resistance. I will create a presentation which will include the history of Alvin Ailey; give a PowerPoint on the background of African American spirituals and slavery in context with America; and present how Alvin Ailey dances express enslaved African Americans experience. Key terms include slave trade, overview of American slave trade, slavers in the south, and African-American spirituals. The key question I will have in mind when creating this presentation is, “What do students need to know to appreciate the visual impact and creativity of the dance?”
Kaylee Pickering (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Michael Holm
Professor Michael Holm and I have had multiple discussions about my proposed role in his research of human rights history and theory. As of now, it is unclear whether I will be simply assisting Professor Holm in research, or if I will also be contributing writing to his own work and scholarship. There is potential for both, and the specifics will be worked out over the project, with a minimum of me providing research information and insight for his work on journal articles and his book.
Adriana Rivera (CGS’25, COM’27)
Mentor: Greg White
The position entails creating content for the CGS social media page and the CGS blog, as well as developing marketing strategies to drive engagement.
Caleb Torres (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Shawn Lynch
My project is on a very specific aspect of colonialism: the colonies’ disposition to emulate the colonizer although they might not be the best role model to follow. As a Puerto Rican, I have lived life in a constantly stagnant nation where progress is seldom had, and those who fight for it are often forced to give up because of how difficult life is on the island. This is a peculiar condition that we have found ourselves in, and as a non-incorporated associated state, Puerto Rico remains as what many would consider one of the world’s last colonies, in this case, belonging to the United States of America. I would like to use my country as the lens for presenting my research. As a nation, Puerto Rico is barely functional. And in a time where the American project is under an unprecedented amount of division and stress, it is evident that the island’s emulation of the US has put it in a position that mirrors the state of crisis of the colonizer. I want to research all aspects where America’s influence has proved a detriment to our systems: whether that’d be transit, healthcare, economics, education and the like.
Yuhan Wei (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Richard Samuel Deese
Publish research articles and videos on Dr Deese’s blog: Write an article and make a movie on Olympe de Gouge in September. Research and do the same on Frederick Douglass and Thomas Paine after Olympe de Gouge. Help professor refine his research website and publish articles on it.
Grace Yee (CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Chun-Yi Sum
I will be comparing the neighborhoods of the North End and Chinatown and how their respective cultures influence the identities of those who have lived and are currently living there.
Jacqui Sholes (CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Daniela Melo
I will assist Professor Melo with her book about the Carnation Revolution.
Joseph Cerniglia (CGS’25, QST’27)
I will be interning at an immigration law firm. They have a program which I will learn lots from as well as experiences which will show me what it’s like to work in immigration law.
Lauren Greco (CGS’26, QST’28)
Mentor: Kate Nash
My project is a research paper concerning the preservation of indigenous (specifically the Wangunk tribe from central Connecticut) oral tradition and history through art (ceramics, engravings). I am also looking into a conference and journal to submit and disseminate my work through.
Veronica Gates (CGS’24, CAS’26)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert
Testing antibiotic resistance in the Charles River.
Isabelle Schneider (CGS’25, CAS’27)
I am interning at the District of Massachusetts Attorney’s Office.
Nene Samuel (CGS’24, CAS’26)
Mentor: Thomas Whalen
The project centers on the events of the Kennedy dynasty, with a focus on the 1980 presidential primary, and how Ted Kennedy’s run against Jimmy Carter changed the Democratic Party.
Vivian Nguyen (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Michael Holm
I will be continuing to research the development of Human Rights during the era of WWII and gather findings from historical and archived newspapers.
Katherine Thompson (CGS’25, CAS ‘27)
I will be an e-Portfolios intern for the CGS department. Our goal is to mentor current CGS students as they complete their studies and work on the Capstone project. Specifically, there will be an emphasis on e-Portfolio tutoring and editing.
Thienkim Nguyen (CGS’25, QST ’27)
Hosting weekly office hours for students to attend and seek assistance, touring various CGS classrooms to introduce myself as an open resource and provide an understanding of the versatile significance of e-port.
Deniz Dikici(CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Thomas Whalen
I will continue to work on the Kennedy Book Project on Edward Kennedy and Mitt Romney.
Gianna DelRosso (CGS’25, COM’27)
Mentor: Christopher E. Rhodes
I will continue working with Professor Rhodes researching for his book project, “Evangelical Violence: Christian Nationalism, the Great Commission and a Millennium of ‘Holy’ Warfare.” I will focus on the question, “Were Muslims forcefully converted to Christianity by the Europeans?” and I will dig deeper into European-Muslim relations.
Hazel Nystrom (CGS’24, COM’26)
Mentor: Davida Pines
I will continue my work with Davida Pines as an intern to the academic journal, Impact. That entails organizing communication between authors and editors, reading and editing submitted manuscripts, and helping facilitate the process of publishing an issue.
Eleez Omar (CGS’25, Pardee’27)
Mentor: Neal Leavitt
My research will explore the relationship between political stability and conservation in Angola, looking specifically at how attitudes toward non-human species and environmental protection have evolved across time. By examining historical context alongside human development indicators such as education, income, and healthcare, this project aims to understand how political dynamics shape conservation outcomes. This research will also consider practical strategies for improving stability in Angola.
Reisya Anindita (CAS’24, QST’26)
I will be interning with Garment Valet Boston as a Business Development and Marketing Intern.
Isabel Donnelly (CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert
Researching antibiotic resistant bacteria collected from Charles River.
Sophia Lu (CGS’26, CAS’28)
Mentor: Christopher Rhodes
I will be working as a political science research intern. My work contains me defining how we define and measure democracy in countries, and applying it to the United States. I will also use my findings to compare and contrast America from its most “democratic” period in history, to the present.
Maili Pieragostini (CGS’26,SAR’28)
Mentor: Richard Samuel Deese
My project is led by Dr. Richard Deese, titled “Democracy on Earth.” This project involves undergraduate students at Boston University researching environmental activists, both living and deceased, and examining their contributions to science and democracy. Students conduct primary, secondary, and tertiary source research to gather information about these activists who have made significant impacts. These individuals have courageously employed the “tools of democracy,” such as the freedom of speech or of the press, to make their voices heard despite barriers related to education, gender, race, or nationality. I plan to support this project by presenting my findings on the “Democracy on Earth” webpage through an original video, which I will transcribe into English and Spanish. I will do this to promote accessibility and broader engagement.
Gretta Healy (CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Robin Hulbert
Researching antibiotic resistant bacteria from Charles River samples.
Sofia Pannozzo (CGS’25, CAS’27)
Mentor: Kathryn Lamontagne
The Lived Catholicism of Sarah Croskery Pelletier (1884-1964) in Fall River, Massachusetts, c. 1953-56
We are conducting primary source research on lay Catholic women in the Flint neighborhood of Fall River, Massachusetts in the early 1950s – through the lens of ethnicity and class – to offer new evidence about the Lived Catholicism of those most often over-looked by scholars. Sofia is currently transcribing Sarah Croskery Pelletier’s recently discovered daily letters and ephemera from Christmas of 1955 to 1956, which provide valuable insights into the vibrant Lived Catholicism (a field pioneered at BU by Dr. Nancy Ammerman).